An excerpt from Paul Verlaine’s poem Après Trois Ans (After Three Years).
Watercolor on St. Gilles handmade paper.
Translation:
Having pushed open the narrow, wobbling gate,
I walked around the garden,
that the morning sun lit up softly,
making each flower glitter with a damp spark.
Nothing had changed.
Calligraphy by Raoul 
Lovely Thanks for sharing Elizabeth
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Gorgeous, Raoul! Thanks for posting
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The entire piece is beautiful, poet, lettering, layout, flourishes, et al. I find the cross bar if the A in the first work to be utterly sublime. Very glad to be on your mailing list. Thank you
Forever in Letters,
RISA GETTLER, Art & Instruction Design – Calligraphy – Illustration 951-529-3010
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Raoul: Crossbar action on the cap A is particularly nice.
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From: Calligraphy by Raoul Reply-To: Calligraphy by Raoul Date: Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 11:40 PM To: Ward Dunham Subject: [New post] Après Trois Ans
WordPress.com raoulpat posted: ” An excerpt from Paul Verlaine’s poem Après Trois Ans (After Three Years). Watercolor on St. Gilles handmade paper. Translation: Having pushed open the narrow, wobbling gate, I walked around the garden, that the morning sun lit up softly, “
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Elegant and lovely as always, Raoul. I am in awe of your artistry.
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You do such fine work, Raoul.
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Raoul, After all this rain, it was nice to see something this beautiful. Hope all is well. Patricia Van Steenberge
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Magnificent. Love, Carla >
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Thank you for your appreciative and flattering comments. I encourage you to try out Saint Gilles’ paper. Their web site is http://papeteriesaintgilles.com/.
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